The Korean Gallery on the Artwork Institute of Chicago is reopening Friday, US time, 3 times bigger and displaying greater than its earlier providing of ceramics.
“The gallery will function a number of themes together with Buddhist Artwork, Celadon and Tea Tradition, Symbolism in Motifs, Buncheong ware, Confucianism and White Porcelain and Treasures of Students,” an official from the artwork museum advised The Korea Herald.
“The brand new Korean Gallery will present a chance for guests to see 60 objects on view,” the official added.
To mark the event, a particular viewing of the Gold Crown and Belt from the Seobongchong Tomb from Korea’s Silla Kingdom (57 BCE-935 CE) will run via Feb. 3 subsequent yr. The crown and belt from the Nationwide Museum of Korea are designated as treasures by the Korean authorities.
Chee Yeon-soo, an affiliate curator of Korean artwork on the Artwork Institute, referred to as the growth a brand new milestone that might assist advance Korean tradition.
“We now have area for gadgets apart from ceramics. Metallic and wood artifacts are lastly getting the sunshine of day from our vault and guests can try our Korean work as effectively, which we are going to rotate frequently,” Chee stated.
Chee performed a job in serving to the Artwork Institute collectively host a touring exhibition of some 200 items from the Lee Kun-hee assortment organized by the Nationwide Museum of Korea. The exhibition entitled “Korean Nationwide Treasures: 2000 Years of Artwork” will likely be held on the Artwork Institute from March 7 to July 5, 2026.
The Lee Kun-hee assortment contains over 23,000 items of previous and up to date Korean artworks donated by the late Samsung Grouop Chairman Lee Kun-hee.
“The thought of the Lee Kun-Hee assortment exhibition obtained optimistic suggestions from my colleagues on the AIC for a number of causes. First, the exhibition embodies the concept of philanthropy,” Chee stated.
“Moreover, the Lee Kun-Hee assortment represents the historical past of gathering by a number of generations, and thru this exhibition, individuals can find out about what’s being valued and cherished by Korean individuals,” Chee added.
